"Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome! Leave your troubles outside. So life is disappointing, forget it! In here life is beautiful..." These lyrics, sung by the Emcee in Cabaret's opening number "Willkommen," try to beguile the audience by convincing them that the world of the Cabaret is fantastic and problem-free.
var uslide_show_id = "e3fbe537-b35d-40d3-8c8f-98b45655bb50";var slideshowwidth = "350";var linktext = ""; A woman who must balance her life taking care of her sick husband and a grocery store gives her story in words and pictures.
Imagine you're a Hurricane Katrina survivor. Your family is in chaos; your house is gone; your money is all but gone. You've been displaced from your home, your town and your friends. You don't know what you will do for work or how you will get a job. You've been pushed around by everybody else on the food chain - from cops and bureaucrats to insurance companies.
Three years after losing full national accreditation, the Teachers College graduate programs are fully accredited again. "A lot of hard work was put in by people to make it happen," Roy Weaver, dean of Teachers College, said, "but we always felt we were right from the beginning, and this is confirmation we were.
The Ball State University women's tennis team wore its emotions on its sleeve this weekend. The apex of that emotion happened Friday, when the Cardinals stunned a 13-4 Bowling Green squad 4-3. "I still think that Bowling Green, player for player, probably has a little bit more talent," coach Kathy Bull said.
Playing in less than ideal conditions, the Ball State University men's tennis team used a solid all-around performance to hand Buffalo a decisive 7-0 defeat on Saturday at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. The Cardinals didn't let the wind blow away their chance to win their first Mid-American Conference match of the year.
Ball State University's Asian American Student Association aims to shed light on Asian American issues and celebrate the culture through a week of events, which begins today. The documentary "Days of Waiting" will be shown at 5 p.m. today in the Multicultural Center.
Any doubts that the Ball State University baseball team could produce offensively this season were thrown out the window against Miami University.-á Ball State (14-11 overall, 5-1 Mid-American Conference) swept the three-game series, scoring 28 runs with 43 hits.
"Public school," "textbooks" and "pay for" don't sound right in the same sentence. In Washington - where I'm from - using textbooks, musical instruments and other school equipment didn't cost me a cent. But Indiana residents pay hundreds for the use of their books and materials - from elementary schoolers to high schoolers.
Just as spring arrived in Muncie, the Ball State University softball team returned from its two month road-trip to play its first home and conference games of the season. The Cardinals (8-12, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) opened its MAC schedule by splitting a pair of games to both Ohio University (17-17, 2-2) and Akron (11-14, 3-1).
In a weekend dominated by Final Four action on the court, Ball State University has been making noise off of it. Ball State is still in the midst of searching for a men's basketball coach, and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Tom Collins met with at least four coaching candidates before the championship weekend in Indianapolis.
I am not Catholic, but a year ago, I was glued to the television on April 2, awaiting the most recent news on the health of Pope John Paul II. When the announcement was made that he had passed away, I didn't just cry - I wept uncontrollably. He was the people's Pope and a student, with doctorates in philosophy and theology, and he eventually became the most famous Pope in history.
With raised fists and shouts of "Whose streets? Our streets" a crowd of Ball State University students and supporters marched down McKinley Avenue Friday afternoon. Event organizer Ennis Adams said an incident last night inspired the rally. Adams and nearly 100 others were playing a game of midnight tag when the group was approached by police, Adams said.
After 16 games and 35 days into a season that started in late February, the Ball State University softball team (6-10) will finally play its first home game of the year this weekend as they begin their conference schedule. The Cardinals open Mid-American Conference play with a double-header against Akron University (8-13) this afternoon and then single games against Ohio University (15-15) Saturday and Sunday.
The Ball State University women's track and field team splits up its squad this weekend, traveling to two invitationals. Following last week's outdoor opener at Southern Illinois University, in which they placed second, the Cardinals return to action today and Saturday.
After her near-death experience during an airplane flight last year, Boston-based slam poet Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo has a new view on life. Find out how she uses her singing and freeverse poetry to reflect her experiences and her culture.
There's little element of surprise in the latest accusation of steroid use brought against a star baseball player. That's because it's a player many have long-suspected of using steroids: Barry Lamar Bonds. Two long-time San Francisco Chronicle writers have spent the better part of three years reporting on Bonds' dealings with the scandal involving the supplement company BALCO.
If you are having a hard time putting that cigarette down, the Amelia T. Wood Student Health Center can help. The Health Center offers two hour-long smoking cessation classes per month during three months each semester. One class is offered around noon and the other in the afternoon, health educator Lisa Thomason said.
The Ball State University men's volleyball team gets a relatively light weekend as it gets Friday evening off to rest for Saturday's conference match against the Lewis Flyers (9-13, 2-5 Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association). Ball State (17-5, 5-4 MIVA) beat Lewis 3-0 (30-25, 30-24, 30-14) during their last contest at Lewis, in Romeoville, Ill.
Sunday will mark the end of time in Indiana - well, the end of Eastern Standard Time for this year. With the implementation of daylight-saving time in Indiana after a 30-year hiatus, many Hoosiers will turn their clocks ahead Sunday for the first time in their lives.
